New Video On The Axcelspring Washer cups.

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Axcelspring washer cups

BY rickbob on the fish's, Got a 1/8" bs and 1/16" rs on my 5.0, love the setup. So locked, absolutely no slop anywhere. Fit like a dream on the new aircraft-grade kingpin I just put on as well.
Of course I was tweaking other things at the same time (bushings, foot stop placement) so I didn't do a 'scientific' before-and-after with just the washer cups, however I would definitely buy them again, they rock! Great product! I honestly don't ride that many miles (yet?) but I got in a couple 3.5 milers so far with these and I know I won't ever take them off. fwiw Mermaid, 5.0, Seismic 130, Atobe purp/pink wheels...

http://www.griffinskateboards.com/washercups.html

Resistance Trainer Skateboard for LDP And Long Distance Pushing.

After training for my first 26.2 mile Adrenalina Marathon Race. I decided to set up a resistance trainer skateboard for LDP and long distance pushing. This set up is to make you work out harder on this set up then your LDP race set up or long distance push race set up. After thinking about what would work I looked around at all the extra skateboard leftovers that I never use. Most of the time these things just collect dust instead for being used. For me I like to test out everything and make us out of it all. For most of you might think that using these things is just lame and gay. Why would you use any of this kind of stuff for anything. Well Sometimes people make skateboards,wheels,trucks,risers,bushings,bearings ,decks that can be used for more then one kind of us. We just need to except that as the evolution of skateboards,longboards,shortboards,things are going to change. Look at all the skate shops around the USA now they are all selling longboards as a main stream thing now. Four years ago this was not expectable. If we do not except this, skateboards will stay the way people want it. I feel sorry for these people because there is more to offer in this (Sport) that it is becoming. (Don't hate what you don't understand).
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The History Of GriffinSK8

The History Of GriffinSK8
I have given you a vary brief description of what I have done on my web site. Now you will get to know me a little better. In 1992 I would go to my grand mothers house for Sunday dinner or come over to do the laundry and visit Grann's. One weekend I came over and went to a garage sale down the street. So I decided to go down and see what they had to sell. Walked into this house on La Jolla Blv and saw around five longboard skateboards leaning against the wall. There was a hand painted 9 ball on the board. The deck was made out of construction grade fir ply wood. I asked one of the guys if these where for sale he said no. But he did say I am starting a skateboard company I said me to. Sector 9 before they started out. In 1993 Sector 9 started the company and there work shop was a warehouse in Sorrento Valley. I got a summer job across the street from them, at a computer parts warehouse. I was asked to detail my boss's Porsche and watched the S9 boys pump out skateboards. I few years later I had a job in down town La Jolla. I lived in a one bedroom close to work, so I would skate to work all the time. I went to work at three in the afternoon and went the back way threw the alley, witch I never did. Next to the parking garage where five or six guys where hitting the garage that day. I rolled up on them and they gave me the nickname skater chef.

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Axcelspring History.

50's home made
70'Hooker headers


Axcelspring
Torsion suspension system,
This system has been around longer then you would think. We have found a skateboard that is from the 50's that has all the right bone's. Most of the older systems are made with the system on the bottom of the board. In the early days the technology was not there to build it inside the deck. We have found some skateboards that where patented in the 70's that where made and in production.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=mccvAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA5&dq=skateboard+bushing&hl=en#v=onepage&q=skateboard%20bushing&f=false

Description of the modern system.
The Axcelspring™ System is a torsion suspension, spring and absorption system for skateboards. Cars and motorcycles have suspension systems, why can't a skateboard? The Axcelspring™ System is built into the skateboard deck and is designed to alleviate the pressure that skateboarding puts on your hips, knees, ankles and back. This system can lessen the impact of hard landings and prevents repetitive stress injuries common among skaters.
Standard skateboards have cross grains to give pop and snap to the board, but no connection from the front truck to the rear truck. The Axcelspring™ inner core connects the front and back trucks to make them work together. This allows you to turn tighter, faster and harder. It helps you land tricks at harder angles and gives you more pop, snap and spring. The Axcelspring™ System absorbs the noise and friction of rough road conditions such as rocks, dips, bumps and gravel, handicap ramps and bumper to give you a smoother quieter ride. The spring is also designed to help propel you on small hills and sloped streets, giving you perpetual motion. This makes it easier to increase your distance and speed.

Trade mark description,
A skateboard deck formed of laminated layers having increased twisting resistance around its center axis provided by fiber reinforced polymer matrix composite members running along the center axis and cross members extending toward side edges. Side members positioned between pairs of cross members provide additional torque resistance and energy storage for use in springing the board.

http://www.axcelspring.com

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